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The Relationship between the Youth and the World

March 1, 2013

This is part four of a four-part series about relationship ‘types’ in relational youth ministry. Read the original post “The purpose = relational”. Then browse over to each of the various types: 1. The relationship between God and the Youth, 2. The relationship between the Youth and God, 3. The relationship between the Youth and [...]

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The Relationship between the Youth and the Church

February 13, 2013

In 2012 we started exploring various ‘relationship types’ that we, as youth ministry in South Africa, are trying to take into account in our focus on building a relational youth ministry. This is part 3 of a four-part series. You can read the original post here, part one by clicking here, and part two by [...]

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It Takes a Village

January 4, 2013

“Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old they shall not depart from it. ” Proverbs 22:6, ESV In a time where murder, mayhem, and violence seems like the norm, our children are in need of a safe haven– a place where emotional, physical, and spiritual security are [...]

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The Relationship Between The Youth And God

December 27, 2012

This is part 2 of 4 of the relationship types. You can read the original article, “The purpose = relational”, by clicking here. In part 1 we discussed the relationship between God and the youth which focuses primarily on learning about God and listening to His heart. Here in part 2 we will take a look at [...]

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Mid-Year Review of Your Youth Ministry

December 26, 2012

Half of the school-year is through and we are going into 2013 in a hurry. This is a great time to regroup and evaluate how things are going in your youth ministry. Here are some things/questions that you can think through during this time: Volunteer Leaders – How are you doing with keeping them informed [...]

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The Relationship Between God and The Youth

December 17, 2012

This is part 1 of 4 on relationship – go to: The purpose = Relational for the original post. At our youth ministry in Bloemfontein, South Africa our purpose is to be relational. In a previous post I wrote, I stated that this relational youth ministry model is made up of four types of relationship. [...]

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The Purpose = Relational

December 11, 2012

As youth workers / ministers / pastors / volunteers most of us have read Doug Fields’ highly influential book “Purpose Driven Youth Ministry” about establishing a purpose for your youth ministry. There’s also been written a lot about the importance of being relational in youth ministry. This post combines these topics to give you some insight about [...]

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